Well, here it is; the day I've dreamt about, contemplated, and talked myself out of and back in to at least a million times in the past few months...it's...wait for it...it's THE DAY I STARTED A BLOG!! Whoo-hoo! At this very moment my brain is on toggle between 'I'm so excited, I finally did it!', and 'What in the world have I gotten myself into?', but I'll deal with it. My brain is on toggle a lot, it seems, so I'm used to it.
Now to address the question invading everyone's mind, I'm sure (including mine)...why would I ever think that people would want to read about my life? Honestly, I don't have a brilliant answer for that. All I can say is, I'm not doing this for any of you. I'm doing it for me. Selfish? Maybe. But, it's the truth. Writing has always been very cathartic for me. A way to get my thoughts out there without opening my mouth and inevitably inserting my foot, or saying something stupid, or worse yet, not being able to think of anything to say at all. My keyboard has a handy 'backspace' and 'delete' button; my mouth does not. And, my computer screen doesn't randomly break out into hives when people are looking at it. At least, not that I've ever noticed. Trust me, this blog will be one of the quickest and most simple ways to get to know the real me, if you're interested.
On to the next order of business...the name. People who know me even on a casual level, and especially those who are close to me, know how much I love taking pictures, and with 'Snapshot' in the title, one could easily assume that this blog would be about photography. Photography is fast becoming one of the great joys of my life, and if you see me out and about without my camera, well, that's a rare occasion indeed. However, this blog isn't going to solely revolve around that aspect of my life, although I do suspect the 2 will intermingle quite frequently. Dictionary.com gives the informal definition of the word 'snapshot' as follows: A brief appraisal, summary, or profile. I think this perfectly describes what I want this blog to be. I want to share the moments of my life that make me laugh, cry, get excited, throw my hands up in the air, do the happy dance...I think you get the point. I hope my sharing with you inspires you to share in return.
Finally, here is a brief bio, for those future readers who don't know me at all. I'm 5'10", 125 lbs, with gloriously flowing auburn hair, green eyes...
What?! One of those things was absolutely true!! Okay, here's the whole truth. I'm an Evangelical Christian, which means that I'm a believer who holds to the inspiration, inerrancy, and authority of Scripture, the Trinity, the deity of Christ, and salvation by grace through faith alone (thank you, GotQuestions?org for that eloquent description). I'm happily married to the love of my life and will celebrate 16 years of marriage with him on 11-11-11. I like to call him my hubsterstud on occasion, but his given name is Keith. He's a wonderful, loving husband and father, and I love him more with each passing day. I'm blessed to be able to stay at home with our 4 children; Tara, 14; Leah, 12; Luke, 7; and Will, 3. I consider each of my children a precious gift from God, and I love and cherish them beyond measure. I'm fairly certain I'll be writing about them way more than they want me to. We felt called to homeschool our children way back before our oldest daughter was school age (she's now a Freshman in high school), and we have never looked back. It has been one of the greatest and most rewarding challenges in my life. We live in a rural area on the outskirts of a small Midwest town, on land that has been in my husband's family for many years (I affectionately call it Shepherd Acres). Our closest neighbors are my husband's parents on one side, and his sister on the other, which might not work for some families, but has honestly been a very happy and pleasant arrangement from day one for us. I enjoy nature, photography (and any combination of the 2), reading, singing, cooking, traveling, and spending time with family and friends. If you want to know anything else, I suppose you'd better follow this blog. ;)
Thanks for taking the time to read this.
Melissa
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